11 month ago
Rod Begbie : Review: Windows XP - Coding Sanity - "I have finally decided to take the plunge. Last night I upgraded my Vista desktop machine to Windows XP" #
deusx : REVIEW: WINDOWS XP - "Last night I upgraded my Vista desktop machine to Windows XP, and this afternoon I will be doing the same to my laptop."
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deusx : issue with the upgrade from classic to premium for xp and older windows os users | EVE Online | EVE Insider - "An issue has been discovered whereby Windows XP and older Windows OS users who have upgraded their EVE clients from Classic Graphics Content to Premium Graphics Content have their boot.ini file deleted."
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Simon Willison : Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image - Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. Microsoft have made free VPC images of IE 6 and IE 7 available for testing, but they expire in August. [via]
deusx : Download details: IE App Compat VHD - "VPC Hard Disk Image for testing websites on IE on Windows XP SP2 This VPC image will expire on July 3, 2008." Crapsticks.
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29 month ago
kayodeok : Windows Vista Beta: How to dual-boot Windows XP and Windows Vista - I don't recommend you be as dumb as I was, but in case you are and you want to dual-boot XP and Vista? Here's how I got it done
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30 month ago
deusx : Apple Matters | Is Windows On a Mac Really Drawing in New Users? - "I'd be interested to know about any Apple Matters readers whove managed to sway a friend or work colleague in the past few weeks/months in switching to a Mac, especially those whove done it with the one-hit line "It can run Windows"."
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32 month ago
Rod Begbie : Safely install software in a virtual layer - Lifehacker - This looks handy. Install Windows applications into isolated silos so you can try them and uninstall them without leaving debris all over your hard drive and registry. [via] #
kayodeok : Hack Attack: Safely install software in a virtual layer - With Altiris SVS, you can install any program to a transparent layer that snags all attempts that the program makes to write to your system, instead saving them inside of the layer
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32 month ago
kayodeok : Configuring a free VPN solution in your home - I've had numerous members here email me about writing an article on setting up a secure, inexpensive, home VPN solution that they could use to share files between their home and office computers while they were at work
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33 month ago
kayodeok : Why doesn't Windows File Protection use ACLs to protect files? - Windows File Protection works by replacing files after they have been overwritten. Why didn't Windows just apply ACLs to deny write permission to the files? We tried that. It didn't work.
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33 month ago
kayodeok : Synchronizing Images and Files in Windows XP Using Microsoft SyncToy - This white paper provides an overview of SyncToy, and explains how it can be used to enhance your file management workflow.
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34 month ago
kayodeok : Ubuntu & Windows XP DualBoot - Ubuntu 5.10 & MS WinXP DualBoot How To
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34 month ago
kayodeok : Customize a New XP Installation - Either way, here are some of the steps I take to customize my own XP machine. I did not list ALL available tweaks or changes, I just wrote about the ones that I use the most and that help me get a better working experience with my own XP machine
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34 month ago
kayodeok : Aaron Margosis' WebLog : Fixing "LUA bugs", Part I - In this mini-series of posts, I’ll lay out a systematic approach for working around LUA bugs that minimizes exposure. I’ll discuss approaches from most-preferred to least-preferred, with some of the pros and cons of each. By the way, while
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34 month ago
kayodeok : Windows XP installation guide - Windows XP installation guide (To read and review)
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34 month ago
kayodeok : Microsoft Security Advisory (914457): Possible Vulnerability in Windows Service ACLs - Microsoft is aware of published information and proof-of-concept code that that attempts to exploit overly permissive access controls on third- party (i.e., non-Microsoft) application services.
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34 month ago
kayodeok : What is a "LUA Bug"? (And what isn't a LUA bug?) - A "LUA bug," then, refers to an application - or a feature of an application - that works correctly when run with elevated privileges but fails to work for a LUA user, and where there is no technical or business reason for requiring elevated privileges
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34 month ago
kayodeok : Windows Access Control Demystified - I just came across an interesting paper being published out of Princton in which the authors have constructed a logical model of Windows XP access control, in a declarative but executable format. They have even built a simple scanner that reads access-con
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35 month ago
kayodeok : Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 - To read: Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
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35 month ago
kayodeok : Windows XP Service Pack 3: Not Until 2007 - Microsoft has gone public with a tentative date for its third service pack for Windows XP. And that date - the latter half of 2007 - is considerably later than many company watchers were expecting
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kayodeok : The New Windows Firewall in Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" - The new Windows Firewall in Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn" has the following enhancements over the current Windows Firewall in Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1:
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35 month ago
kayodeok : The Definitive How To Guide: Unattended Windows - Have you ever wanted a Windows CD that would install Windows by automatically putting in your name, product key, timezone and regional settings? And have it merged with the latest Service Pack to save time?
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35 month ago
kayodeok : Sunbelt BLOG: A note on DEP and the WMF exploit - Based on preliminary research, we’re finding that systems with software-enforced DEP will get the WMF exploit, but systems with hardware-enforced DEP will not.
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35 month ago
kayodeok : Lots of bad advice for critical WMF vulnerability! - Unfortunately, my tests showed that DEP does not protect you against this WMF vulnerability as Eckelberry claims. My virtual machines were infected over and over again even though hardware DEP was enabled
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35 month ago
kayodeok : Microsoft Security Advisory (912840): Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution. - "Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in Windows. Microsoft will continue to investigate the public reports to help provide additional guidance for customers." blah ... blah ... blah ...
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35 month ago
kayodeok : New exploit blows by fully patched Windows XP systems - The vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully patched system running Microsoft Windows XP SP2. Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP0 / SP1 are reportedly also affected. Other platforms may also be affected
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kayodeok : Wireless Hacking At 30,000 Feet - Without a Wireless Network!
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